+royta Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I was at REI looking for the basic Garmin case for my 76CS. You know, a storage type case. Anyway, they had a large selection, although at MSRP, of Garmin GPSr's. I quickly noticed that my 76CS is quite large and bulky compared to the eTrex series. It's even bigger than my old 12CX. It seems ridiculous that Garmin can't fit the 76CS (memory, buttons above screen) in a smaller form factor. Just having an exposed antenna like on the 60CS trims the unit down quite a bit. Quote Link to comment
+Tzoid Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 because it floats in water? Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 It was intentionally designed to float. I'm pretty sure that its size has something to do with displacing the weight of more water than the unit itself weighs. Some people love the size and shape for fitting it between windshield and the dash. Others prefer the "potato" shape of the 60CS. Clearly, they could have engineered it smaller, since the guts (other than memory) are essentially the same as the 60CS. Quote Link to comment
+royta Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 But why give it 128 MB of overall memory as compared to the 64 MB of overall memory in the 60CS? It just seems like a strange concept to me. Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 No accounting for marketing. My guess is that the gurus at Garmin originally viewed the 70CS as a portable marine unit, and wanted to be sure that you could get both land and marine maps onto the unit. With memory so cheap, no telling why they didn't stick a 128MB chip in the 60CS. product stratification? Why they don't add an SD card and win over a big section of the Maggie market is beyond me. Quote Link to comment
+NightPilot Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Some people like big. As one gets older, the ability to focus decreases, so one needs a larger display in order to read it. If you want small, there are certainly smaller units available. It's just an attempt to provide something for everyone. Quote Link to comment
ashoofack Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Yes but the display on the 60 & 70 series are both exactly the same Quote Link to comment
+pecka Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 As an added benefit, you can use it to bash the competition when you run for your next FTF Quote Link to comment
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